General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay stood at 17.6%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 18.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.3% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +23.6% |
| 1962 | 13.4% | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 12.9% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 13.2% | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 15.0% | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 16.7% | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -22.3% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +40.4% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 8.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 10.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- 85 Maldives 17.5% compare
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 168,037 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay was 17.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.